Category : Phiosophy

  • The Common Waning of Philosophy and Democracy

    The Common Waning of Philosophy and Democracy

    In an interview given in 1966 on the occasion of the release of The Order of Things, Michel Foucault prophesied the end of philosophy—its dissolution and its deployment into more « pure » activities such as linguistics, logic, or literature. His prediction has come true because, by way of general philosophy, what is published today consists mainly…